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yardstick
/ ˈjɑːdˌstɪk /
noun
- a measure or standard used for comparison
on what kind of yardstick is he basing his criticism?
- a graduated stick, one yard long, used for measurement
Word History and Origins
Origin of yardstick1
Example Sentences
This Eras Tour will be the yardstick against which the rest of her career will be measured - and her next move will be watched closely by fans and critics alike.
It’s going to be a yardstick Sunday for Los Angeles NFL teams.
By L.A.’s yardstick of history, its story goes way back, like Queen-Victoria-and-first-movie-camera far back, to when it was first dedicated to the nation’s suffering soldiery, and then back a century before then.
Paradoxically, by the yardstick of the 19th century, Pratt was considered an “Indian lover,” a champion and defender of Native Americans — but in a purified, Americanized incarnation.
“We had our whippings. It was the yardstick,” said Stewart’s brother, Frank Kostyra.
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